Australian Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 48, 30 November 1899, Page 15

Australian Commercial.

Sydney, November 22.— Pending the arrival of the new wheat, the market is dull and unsettled. Chick, 2s 8d ; milling (nominal) to 3s. Flour, L7ssto L 7 10s. Oats— Feeding : New Zealand, 2s to 2s 2d ; Tasmanian, Is lOd to 2s ; seeding — Tartarian, Is lOd to Is lid. Barley : Cape, 2a 4d to 2s sd ; English, i2s 3d to 2s 6d. Maize, 3s Id to 3s 2d ; American, 2s lid. Peas : Blue, 3s to 3s 6d. Bran, Bd. to B£d ; pollard, Bfd to 9d. Potatoes are plentiful. Circular Heads, L 2 to L 2 5s ; New Zealand Derwents, Ll to Ll 5s • new local, to L 4 10s. Onions : Local, L 3 5s to L 4 10 ; American, to L 5 JOs. Butter : Dairy, 7Jd to 8d ; factory, 9d. Cheese : Large, 4 Jd to 4fd ; loaf, 5d to s£d. ; Bacon, 5d to 7*d. " The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do.not represent the slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers. Melbourne, November 22.— Wheat; unsettled. Old is quoted at 2s 9Jd ; new, 2s 8d to 2s 9d, according to delivery. Oats : Belgian, Is 8d to Is 9d ; stout, Is 9d to Is lljd. Maize, 2s 9d to 2s lOd. Bran, Bd. Pollard, BJd. Potatoes : old, 18s 6d to Ll 5s : new, to L2s 15s. Onions, Ll 15s to L 3. Adelaide, November 22.— Wheat, nominal. New, for forward delivery, is offering at 2s 9d ; old is sold at 2s 10s. Flour, L 7 to L 7 10s. Oats, unchanged. Bran and pollard, BJd to 9d.